Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Blattenberger, Raymond, b. 1892; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; McCarthyism; Rothschild, Edward; United States. Government Printing Office;
Senator McCarthy warns of the threat posed by communists in the Government Printing Office. He discusses the case of Edward Rothschild, a GPO employee and alleged communist sympathizer, who had testified before McCarthy's committee in August 1953....
College sports; Marquette University -- Wrestling;
Photograph of the 1953 wrestling team. Image from the Hilltop yearbook. Front row (L-R): Moises Sandoval, Bob Karczewski, Art Gemer, Barney Karpfinger, Larry Galka, Dick Muench. Back row (L-R): Al Mattaliano, (team captain) Harlow Hellstrom, Bob...
A room within the John Plankinton Mansion, turned into broadcast room for the School of Speech. A microphone is visible at the center of the room, and a window looks through into another classroom, circa 1953.
A room in the John Plankinton Mansion, converted to a classroom and broadcast booth, circa 1953. A variety of technologies are visible next to a window looking in to the broadcast booth.
Long-serving Gesu Church organist John Leicht Sr. stands with his son, John Leicht Jr., in front of Gesu's west transept window, circa 1953. The stained glass window depicts the Ascension.
Pamphlet produced for the Memorial Library dedication on December 2, 1953. Inside are floor plans with a description of what materials can be found on each floor of the library. The pamphlet contains a short history of the different libraries at...
Two women pose reading books in the stacks of Memorial Library. One woman stands on one of the mezzanine levels of the library, while the other stands below in stacks immediately adjacent to the reading room in 1953.
The "Let's Furnish and Finish It" pamphlet was part of a fund-raising campaign designed to raise $120,000 from Marquette alumni to finish the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953.
In 1953 members of the fund drive for the Brooks Memorial Union gather around a sign showing their fundraising progress. Committee members pictured are Father Clarence J. Ryan, S.J.; Reginald I. Kenney, general chairman; Father Charles M. O'Hara,...
In 1953 artist Franklin Boggs supervises installation of his Biblical Triptych mural over a stage in the ballroom of Marquette's Brooks Memorial Union. The mural was created using a combination of stained glass, plastic, and wrought iron; the...
The completed Biblical Triptych mural in the ballroom of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural, designed by artist Franklin Boggs, was created using a combination of stained glass, plastic, and wrought iron. The central portion of the mural...
Workers Irv Schwensow, Walter Kuntzsch, and Ralph Galikowski in 1953 complete work on artist Edmund Lewandowski's mosaic in the Brooks Memorial Union as George Buchholz, foreground, looks over the artist's blueprints. The mosaic employs symbolism...
Artist Edmund Lewandowski prepares and assembles the Father Brooks Mosaic on the floor of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mosaic featured stained glass cut into small pieces by an Italian firm in New York. Each piece was glued face down onto...
Artist Edward L. Lewandowski takes a break from installing his mosaic in the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953 to explain to a group of Marquette students his mosaic technique and the symbolism of his design showing the life and meaning of the life of...
Under the watchful eyes of (left to right) Robert Russell and Roy Kallenberg of the Marquette University Business Office, and artist Lester Schwartz, workmen unroll Schwartz' prize canvas mural in the Brooks Memorial Union at Marquette in 1953. The...
View of the Father Brooks Mosaic after being installed on the wall of the entrance to the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mosaic, by Wisconsin artist Edmund Lewandowski, was one of five murals commissioned by Gimbel Brothers Department Store for...
University Sports Mural which was installed in the grill area of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural, by Wisconsin artist Santos Zingale, was one of five commissioned for the new union by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store. The mural...
Father Marquette Mural in the student lounge on the main floor of the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. One of five murals commissioned by the Gimbel Brother Department Store for the new union, the work was designed by Russell Hendrickson, Captain,...
Santos Zingale works to install his mural illustrating collegiate sports in the Brooks Memorial Union in 1953. The mural is one of five commissioned for the new union by the Gimbel Brothers Department Store. This mural was located in the grill area...
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; McCarthyism; Peress, Irving;
Senator McCarthy discusses the case of Irving Peress, a former U.S. Army dentist with alleged ties to communism. McCarthy's subcommittee questioned Peress as part of its investigation of communists in the U.S. Army conducted in late 1953 and early...
Marquette University -- History; Marquette University -- Presidents -- Pictorial works; O'Donnell, Edward J. -- Pictorial works; Spalatin, Christopher A. -- Pictorial works; Kovrig, Bela -- Pictorial works; Smal-Stocki, Roman, 1893-1969 --...
Four Marquette University professors, who were exiled from eastern Europe by the Communists, present the Chain of Office to Rev. Edward J. O'Donnell, S.J., president of Marquette University, in appreciation of academic freedom, December 16, 1953....
College sports; Marquette University -- Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Track and field; Cross-country coaches; Track and field coaches;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek stands with his team in front of a train while holding a trophy with his hat askew. The back of the photograph indicates this could have been a meet with the University of Notre Dame.
College sports; Marquette University -- Cross-country running; Marquette University -- Track and field; Cross-country coaches; Track and field coaches;
Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek stands with his team in front of a train while holding a trophy. The back of the photograph indicates this could have been a meet with the University of Notre Dame. The front of the photographic print has green ink...
Football; College sports; Marquette University -- Football
Halfback Ronald Drzewiecki (#21) attempts to dodge his opponents as he runs with the football during a night game against South Dakota State University.
Football; College sports; Marquette University -- Football
Halfback Ron Drzewiecki gains yardage for his team as he runs the football down the field. He is guarded by Norman Sobczak (#69) and is followed closely by an Indiana University opponent. Other players and a referee are also on the field. Fans fill...
Football; College sports; Marquette University -- Football
Ron Drzewiecki running downfield with the football during Marquette's homecoming game against the College of the Pacific. The play resulted in a 81 yard touchdown.
Football; College sports; Marquette University -- Football
Ron Drzewiecki runs with the football as he dodges opponents. Marquette end Thomas Braatz is blocked by a Michigan State player. Marquette tight end Stan Andrie runs alongside them. Bleachers filled with fans are visible behind them. The caption...
Track and field athletes; Track and field coaches; Marquette University -- Track and field;
University of Wisconsin distance runner Don Gehrman holding a cake while beside him stand Marquette's Bob Allen and Coach Melvin "Bus" Shimek. Coach Shimek is lighting the last of five candles. The words "5 Days in a row" have been piped on to the...
View of an empty classroom within the John Plankinton Mansion, May 4, 1953. At the front of the room are an empty desk and table, as well as a variety of broadcast equipment. A window looks through to an attached broadcast room.
Students climb the stairs to go in the east entrance to the John Plankinton Mansion, May 4, 1953. The building, which housed the School of Speech at that time, was nestled between the Schroeder Complex at left and Haggerty Hall at right.
Pamphlet about the Memorial Library, 1953. The pamphlet contained floor plans and descriptions of the floors of the library when it first opened in 1953.
The dedication Ceremony of the new Brooks Memorial Union on April 10, 1953. Marquette University President Rev. Edward J. O'Donnell and two unidentified gentlemen take their part in the ceremonies.